Posted on 05/16/2013 9:39:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The worst possible outcome of the IRS scandal would see it growing large enough to call the legitimacy of the 2012 election into question.
Some people reading this might think its already reached that point. Others would say it could never reach that point. There is a case to be made that the American system would resist such an outcome, in a much broader sense than merely partisan Democrats in Washington and the media protecting Obama. Among other questions that would give us all pause: what would we do? Hold another election on short notice? Hand the Administration over to the people who lost the last election? Even if the worst comes to pass, theres no practical remedy that the American political system would be able to swallow.
Once in a while, an entire government can be seen coming down in other countries, but its not something Americans really, even those who most vigorously oppose Barack Obama want to go through. The price paid in domestic and foreign policy disruption would be far too high.
On the other hand, as evidence of IRS oppression theres really no better word for it against the Presidents political opponents piles up, we have reason to wonder if the outcome of the election was swayed. The ability of the targeted groups to raise funds was compromised, and we all know the relationship between funding and political speech. There are widespread accounts of intimidation, from both the data gathered by those intrusive IRS questionnaires, and the fear of dire consequences if those questions were answered incorrectly. And there have been complaints of confidential IRS information being handed over to partisan operations, inflicting damage on the opposing candidate and his party that would be impossible to quantify with a precise number....
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
How can we tell the difference? I suggest there is no "mob" anymore, as the political class has supplanted them by providing a superior business model.
We don’t need more RINO’s who will pass Democrat bills, we have too many of them as it is.
Follow the Benjamins....works every time.
As it should. Nothing, NOTHING gets passed or even presented in either chamber until this mess is undone. This is the last straw for me. NOTHING this government does matters, not funding, not foreign aid, not food stamps, not legislating and certainly not governing. NOTHING until the IRS is held accountable for their actions. The IRS is so entrenched in our system and our lives and they have crossed the line on public trust. If their is no integrity there, then we have lost. This makes me sick beyond words.
Why is anyone surprised? The pubes were in on it to by sitting on thier hands and refusing to do or say anything thing about it
I like this idea. STOP, SHUTDOWN, and do nothing but investigate, hold trials, and clean it out. Park AF1 too. Make Obama sit his useless ass in the WH unless he's traveling just right down the street with his subpoena in his hand, off to testify.
I'd rather push for Fair & Honest elections!
“While our side naively deals in good faith, Marxists and Muslim sympathizers are murdering our country.”
Frankly I’m amazed by the number of stupid, clueless conservatives who insist we must obey all the illegal dictates passed by the criminal fascist syndicate in Washington, while the fascists ignore all laws.
It’s a recipe for defeat.
Wrong. I'd like to see zero, holder and several others in prison garb. The sooner, the better.
Indeed
It’s way time for the various states to put their collective foot down. A coalition of red states must push back in unison.
It was known to be oppression from the beginning.
The partial realization is just now coming. The lies may or may not prevent full realization. Recognition of lies as lies is part of the full realization
Well, not in third world totalitarian hellholes - or the United State as run by effing liberals... right? Thanks you suckups at the New York Times....
This stuff goes on everywhere in the govt. I could write a book about what the DHS did to try to stall Mr GG2’s application for an import/export license to sell his patent to a friendly foreign country. They tried to force him to tell what political party he was affiliated with and which party he had made political donations to. It was so unbelievable I cannot tell you. We finally had to get a US Congressman involved and he got the shock wake up of his life when he had some conversations with these mid management level types.
Thanks to all the stall the contract expired and the whole deal fell through. If it was not for that congressman we would still be waiting for the license approval. Prior to Barry Soetoro being elected the approval for this license was through the Dept of Commerce. Now it has to go through 5 separate agency approvals.
We already knew there was significant fraud by the Democrats in 2012. I don’t believe they would have taken that risk for any reason other than to change the election outcome. That’s one of many reasons why I will not call the usurper by the title of the office he has stolen.
All this has made me wonder if John Roberts might also have received a visit by the IRS.
Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.Section 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
Section 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.
Section 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.
Section 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.
What if Congress were to find that the IRS scandal was so vast that it had clear material effect on Romney's rights? What if they were to further find that the IRS was also misused to coerce Roberts' vote on Obamacare?
If Obama and Biden were both to be impeached and removed, couldn't Congress decide that the better approach going forward is to declare that Obama/Biden failed to qualify in hindsight, but that their fraud was only exposed now? Therefore, finding that they never qualified in the first place, Congess will exercise its 25th amendment power to declare that the other candidate (who, let's not forget, won 50 million votes) is now president.
Sure, the Senate would balk at the idea. But they can't just waive away 50 million votes as if it had no bearing on the matter.
-PJ
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” - John F. Kennedy
E-mail Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin and Rush Limbaugh about it. They’re collecting stories from the folks on this.
What if using the IRS to affect Romney’s chance for election gave Romney “cause” to see Obama’s birth certificate?
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